What color is #80EFCE?

#80EFCE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80EFCE?

The RGB value is 128, 239, 206: 128 red, 239 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80EFCE?

The complementary color is #EF80A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80EFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80EFCE color

#80EFCE rgb(128, 239, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #80EFCE is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 93.7% green and 80.8% blue (128, 239, 206).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 78% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Light Teal (#90E4C1), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#80EFCE color codes

HEX	`#80EFCE`
RGB	`rgb(128, 239, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 93.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 78%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 46%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 14%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.38, -39.54, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.38, 40.01, 171.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.904, 70.774, 69.359)`
Decimal	`8449998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80EFCE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #80EFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80EFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #80EFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80efce; }
.text { color: #80efce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80efce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 239 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80efce, #80d8ef); }

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Questions

What color is #80EFCE?: #80EFCE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80EFCE?: The RGB value is 128, 239, 206: 128 red, 239 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80EFCE?: The complementary color is #EF80A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80EFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.